PLU Poetry Week: Tad Monroe '97

The Sabbath of Your Laughter ()

Tad Monroe

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Tad Monroe graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 1997, double majoring in communication and history. He serves as an organizational development and neighborhood revitalization consultant for Habitat for Humanity International, is the co-founder of a live storytelling series called “The Drunken Telegraph” and formerly served as the ecumenical and multi-faith campus minister at Seattle University and as senior pastor at Urban Grace Church in downtown Tacoma.

While attending PLU, Monroe played center for the PLU football team (including the 1993 national championship team) and volunteered with Campus Ministry.

Monroe remains an active member of the PLU community, most recently organizing an Alumni Day of Service activity in Tacoma on April 30. He will be leading a group of Lutes in helping with the construction of a common house at a Habitat for Humanity development just a few miles from campus.

PLU Poetry Week (April 25-30) features original poems written and recited by PLU faculty, students and alumni.